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Monday, June 10, 2013

Today, we have an interview with author, Christine Amsden. She is promoting her latest book,Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective, Come back on June 26 for my review of the book! Check out the trailer and giveaway at the end of the post.

Publisher: Twilight Times BooksDate of publication: May 2013Cassie Scot is the ungifted daughter of powerful sorcerers, born between worlds but belonging to neither. At 21, all she wants is to find a place for herself, but earning a living as a private investigator in the shadow of her family’s reputation isn’t easy. When she is pulled into a paranormal investigation, and tempted by a powerful and handsome sorcerer, she will have to decide where she truly belongs.Purchase at:

Kari& Autumn: What inspired you to
become a writer?

Christine: I think I was born a
writer. I wrote my first short story when I was about 8 -- it involved Cabbage
Patch Dolls going to Mars. I've always like to write, and it has always been
about strange or unusual events (science fiction or fantasy).

I got "serious" about writing in 2003, when I attended a
by-audition boot camp with Orson Scott Card. Before that, becoming an author
was a dream. After that, it became a goal.

I love writing about characters more than anything else. Give me a
person with a problem and I'll give you a wonderful story of overcoming
adversity.

Kari& Autumn: Where do you come up with the ideas for your
books?

Christine: Ahhh, ideas! I'm currently working on my first
nonfiction book, which will be called Bringing New Worlds to Life.
(A world building guide for science fiction and fantasy writers.) In it, I
discuss ideas in depth and the fact that ideas are quite literally everywhere.
You get them people watching or in the news or reading books or playing with
your kids or walking around the neighborhood or...or... Everywhere! I believe
ideas are cheap. The hard part is weaving those ideas into a compelling story.
That part takes time, dedication, and practice.

Kari& Autumn: What exciting projects are
waiting in the wings?

Christine: The Cassie Scot series is
complete, and each book will be coming out with mere months in between. Secrets
and Lies, book 2, is expected to come out this fall. We're just
waiting on cover art. Mind Games, book 3, is with an editor even as
we speak.

There will also be two spin-off sequels to the Cassie Scot series
involving minor characters that got too big for me and took on lives of their
own. One of those stories is drafted, the other one is still in notes and in my
head.

In addition, I'm working on a completely new book -- new
characters, new world, new magic -- involving a world of dreams.

Kari& Autumn: Who is your favorite
literary character and why?

Christine: Mackayla Lane from Karen
Marie Moning's Fever series. I like her because she represents to me the
epitome of character growth and change over the course of a series.

Kari& Autumn: Just for fun, if you could
be any animal, what would it be and why?

Christine: A bird so I could fly. (And if I ever
finish that dreamworld book I mentioned you will now know why my main character
often dreams herself into the form of a bird. :) )

Thanks for having me!

About the author:

Christine Amsden has been writing science fiction and fantasy for as long as she can remember. She here.)
In addition to writing, Christine teaches workshops on writing at Savvy Authors. She also does some freelance editing work.
Christine currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been her biggest fan and the key to her success. They have two beautiful children.
Her latest book is Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective
loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily about people and it is in this way that she strives to make science fiction and fantasy meaningful for everyone.
At the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt's Disease, a condition that effects the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams. (You can learn more

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